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[FR Doc No: 94-15988]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Notification of Request for Approval of a Collection of
Information--Labeling of Charcoal
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act
(44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for
approval, through December 31, 1994, of a collection of information in
the form of a study to determine the effectiveness of labels to
communicate hazards of carbon monoxide poisoning associated with
burning charcoal indoors.
A regulation codified at 16 CFR 1500.14(b)(6) requires labeling of
bags of charcoal intended for household use to warn that burning
charcoal produces toxic fumes and should not be used indoors without
proper ventilation. The Commission has received reports of 137
incidents during the years 1986 through 1993 in which persons suffered
carbon monoxide poisoning after burning charcoal inside a house, tent,
van, or other enclosed area. In 92 cases, the poisoning victim died. In
many cases, reports of the incidents indicated that the poisoning
victims did not speak English.
In 1992, the Commission granted a petition which requested
amendment of the charcoal labeling regulation. The petition sought the
addition to the required label of an explicit statement that burning
charcoal produces carbon monoxide, and that carbon monoxide has no
odor. At the time the Commission granted this petition, the agency also
decided to propose revision of that portion of the regulation which
requires a labeling statement concerning the indoor use of charcoal.
In conjunction with the rulemaking proceeding to amend the labeling
regulation for bags of charcoal, the Commission proposes to study the
effectiveness of a label incorporating a pictogram to communicate the
risk of carbon monoxide poisoning associated with burning charcoal
indoors. About 50 persons who do not read English will be asked to view
a pictogram intended to depict hazards of burning charcoal indoors and
to describe the message, if any, communicated by the pictogram.
The Commission will use the results of this study to determine if
the addition of a pictogram or symbol to the label currently required
for bags of charcoal would improve the label's usefulness to persons
who do not read English.
Additional Details About the Request for Approval of a Collection
of Information
Agency address: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC
20207
Title of information collection: Collection of Information to Test
Pictograms to Warn of the Hazard of Burning Charcoal in Homes, Tents,
and Vehicles.
Type of request: New collection.
Frequency of collection: One-time for each respondent.
General description of respondents: Persons who do not read
English.
Estimated number of respondents: 50 to 100.
Estimated average number of hours per respondent: 0.05.
Estimated number of hours for all respondents: 7.5 to 15.
Comments: Comments on the request for approval of this collection
of information should be addressed to Donald Arbuckle, Desk Officer,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503; telephone: (202) 395-7340. Copies are
available from Francine Shacter, Office of Planning and Evaluation,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone:
(301) 504-0416.
This is not a proposal to which 44 U.S.C. 3504(h) is applicable.
Dated: June 27, 1994.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 94-15988 Filed 6-30-94; 8:45 am]
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